What's on in Germany: December 2 - 8
This week's highlights: A singing Christmas tree in Frankfurt, a record sale in Cologne, a bluegrass jamboree in Munich, and a tattoo convention in Berlin.
BERLIN
Events
20th International Tattoo Convention
With DJs, Kung Fu masters, rock bands, and Polynesian dancers this isn't your typical tattoo gathering. Though in addition to all the live entertainers, hundreds of the world's top tattoo artists will be demonstrating their art. Ladies, who among you will be next year's queen?
Price: €19 (Day Ticket); €39 (Weekend Ticket)
Location: Tempelhof Airport, Tempelhoferdamm 45
Times: Friday, December 3 - Sunday, December 5
More Information: www.tattoo-convention.de
Hallelujah Berlin - Christmas Bus Tour
The German capital is magical at Christmastime. Join this merry bus tour on a joyful jaunt through the city Sunday. Led by American drag queen Chicago "Mama" Rose and German tour guide Markus Müller-Tenckhoff, this fun-filled excursion stops off at Christmas markets around town. Which one has the best Glühwein?
Price: €25
Location: Ballongarten, Zimmerstrasse 97
Times: Sunday, December 5, 7-10pm (Also Monday, December 20)
Tickets: 030 69 10 13 13
More Information: www.chicagorose.de
English Books at Dussman - Opening Celebration
Dussman, Berlin's biggest "cultural department store" now stocks more English-language books than ever before! The multi-level landmark celebrates its expanded English-language book department Monday with live music, freshly baked holiday treats, and special gifts for everyone. Eat a cookie, sing a carol, then go browse the selection of novels, biographies, children's books, travel guides, and other literary English-language delights.
Price: Free
Location: Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus, Friedrichstrasse 90
Times: Monday, December 6, 2-6pm
More Information: www.kulturkaufhaus.de
COLOGNE
Events
Kuchenplatte - Records and Cake
Ramp up your record collection this weekend. Dozens of dealers set out boxes of funk, jazz, hip hop, soul, rock, and electro LPs Sunday at Cologne's Opernterrassen. Fill up on waffles, then go browse the stacks. There's no saying what gems you might find in those dusty old jackets.
Price: Free
Location: Opernterrassen, Brüderstrasse 2-4
Times: Sunday, December 5, 2pm
More Information: www.kuchenplatte.de
FRANKFURT
Music/Concerts
The Singing Christmas Tree
Oh Tannenbaum, oh Tannenbaum! Those lovely branches vocalise their own virtues this weekend as members of the German-American Community Choir deck themselves out with green garb and shimmering garlands. Hear the twinkling troupe sing their medley of new and classic Christmas songs at Frankfurt's Frauenfriedenkirche.
Price: €10-14
Location: Frauenfriedenskirche, Zeppelinallee 101
Times: Friday, December 3, 6 and 8pm; Saturday, December 4, 6 and 8pm; Sunday, December 5, 6 and 8pm; Monday, December 6, 7pm
More Information: www.gacc-frankfurt.de
Anima
This Russian vocal ensemble presents seasonal songs from their homeland Wednesday at International Theater. Graduates of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, these St. Petersburg boys fa la la la la like the best of them.
Price: €12-17
Location: Internationales Theater, Hanauer Landstrasse 5-7
Times: Wednesday, December 8, 8pm
Tickets: 069 499 09 80
More Information: www.itf-frankfurt.de
HAMBURG
Dance
Chopin Dances
With Broadway hits like "West Side Story" and "Fiddler on the Roof" on his CV, Jerome Robbins was one of the most successful American choreographers of the 20th century. On Sunday, The Hamburg Ballet premieres its production of two Jerome Robbins' pieces - "Dances at a Gathering" and "The Concert." Watch the company waltz and whirl to the music of Chopin.
Price: €6-158
Location: Hamburg State Opera, Grosse Theaterstrasse 25
Times: Sunday, December 5, 6pm; Tuesday, December 7, 7:30pm
More Information: www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de
MUNICH
Lectures
A Very Brief History of the Art Museum in the United States
Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, Americans got rich and started collecting art. Soon enough, museums were popping up around New York City, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. Find out more about the history of America's art museums and how they differ from their European counterparts at Munich's Amerikahaus on Friday.
Price: Free
Location: Amerikahaus, Karolinenplatz 3
Times: Friday, December 3, 7pm
Phone: 089 55 25 370
More Information: www.amerikahaus.de
Music/Concerts
Bluegrass Jamboree! Festival of Bluegrass and American Music
"Do you like American music? We like American music." Or so sang the Violent Femmes. They'd love Sunday's jamboree at Amerikahaus. Bands from Nashville and Austin play their fiddles and banjos in the style of their Appalachian brethren.
Price: €29
Location: Amerika Haus, Karolinenplatz 3
Times: Sunday, December 5, 8pm
Phone: 089 55 25 370
Phone: 089 55 25 370
More Information: www.amerikahaus.de
Galleries/Museums
Subjective. The Documentary Film in the 21st Century
Munich's Pinakothek der Moderne acknowledges film's growing role in the art world with this new exhibition held in conjunction with the University of Television and Film Munich. Eighty-eight documentary films made over the last ten years take centre stage.
Price: €10
Location: Pinakothek der Moderne, Barer Strasse 40
Times: Tuesday - Sunday, 10am-6pm; Thursday, 10am-8pm; through February 20, 2011
Phone: 089 23805 360
More Information: www.pinakothek.de
STUTTGART
Events
DEKUMO - Design. Art. Fashion
From porcelain bowls to woolen hats; baby clothes to dirndls, the 110 vendors at this weekend's extraordinary indie shopping event will surely have something for everyone on your list.
Price: €6
Location: Kulturhaus Arena, Ulmer Strasse 241
Times: Friday, December 3, 2-9pm; Saturday, December 4, 11am-9pm; Sunday, December 5, 11am-7pm
More Information: www.nationaltheater-weimar.de
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BERLIN
Events
20th International Tattoo Convention
With DJs, Kung Fu masters, rock bands, and Polynesian dancers this isn't your typical tattoo gathering. Though in addition to all the live entertainers, hundreds of the world's top tattoo artists will be demonstrating their art. Ladies, who among you will be next year's queen?
Price: €19 (Day Ticket); €39 (Weekend Ticket)
Location: Tempelhof Airport, Tempelhoferdamm 45
Times: Friday, December 3 - Sunday, December 5
More Information: www.tattoo-convention.de
Hallelujah Berlin - Christmas Bus Tour
The German capital is magical at Christmastime. Join this merry bus tour on a joyful jaunt through the city Sunday. Led by American drag queen Chicago "Mama" Rose and German tour guide Markus Müller-Tenckhoff, this fun-filled excursion stops off at Christmas markets around town. Which one has the best Glühwein?
Price: €25
Location: Ballongarten, Zimmerstrasse 97
Times: Sunday, December 5, 7-10pm (Also Monday, December 20)
Tickets: 030 69 10 13 13
More Information: www.chicagorose.de
English Books at Dussman - Opening Celebration
Dussman, Berlin's biggest "cultural department store" now stocks more English-language books than ever before! The multi-level landmark celebrates its expanded English-language book department Monday with live music, freshly baked holiday treats, and special gifts for everyone. Eat a cookie, sing a carol, then go browse the selection of novels, biographies, children's books, travel guides, and other literary English-language delights.
Price: Free
Location: Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus, Friedrichstrasse 90
Times: Monday, December 6, 2-6pm
More Information: www.kulturkaufhaus.de
COLOGNE
Events
Kuchenplatte - Records and Cake
Ramp up your record collection this weekend. Dozens of dealers set out boxes of funk, jazz, hip hop, soul, rock, and electro LPs Sunday at Cologne's Opernterrassen. Fill up on waffles, then go browse the stacks. There's no saying what gems you might find in those dusty old jackets.
Price: Free
Location: Opernterrassen, Brüderstrasse 2-4
Times: Sunday, December 5, 2pm
More Information: www.kuchenplatte.de
FRANKFURT
Music/Concerts
The Singing Christmas Tree
Oh Tannenbaum, oh Tannenbaum! Those lovely branches vocalise their own virtues this weekend as members of the German-American Community Choir deck themselves out with green garb and shimmering garlands. Hear the twinkling troupe sing their medley of new and classic Christmas songs at Frankfurt's Frauenfriedenkirche.
Price: €10-14
Location: Frauenfriedenskirche, Zeppelinallee 101
Times: Friday, December 3, 6 and 8pm; Saturday, December 4, 6 and 8pm; Sunday, December 5, 6 and 8pm; Monday, December 6, 7pm
More Information: www.gacc-frankfurt.de
Anima
This Russian vocal ensemble presents seasonal songs from their homeland Wednesday at International Theater. Graduates of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, these St. Petersburg boys fa la la la la like the best of them.
Price: €12-17
Location: Internationales Theater, Hanauer Landstrasse 5-7
Times: Wednesday, December 8, 8pm
Tickets: 069 499 09 80
More Information: www.itf-frankfurt.de
HAMBURG
Dance
Chopin Dances
With Broadway hits like "West Side Story" and "Fiddler on the Roof" on his CV, Jerome Robbins was one of the most successful American choreographers of the 20th century. On Sunday, The Hamburg Ballet premieres its production of two Jerome Robbins' pieces - "Dances at a Gathering" and "The Concert." Watch the company waltz and whirl to the music of Chopin.
Price: €6-158
Location: Hamburg State Opera, Grosse Theaterstrasse 25
Times: Sunday, December 5, 6pm; Tuesday, December 7, 7:30pm
More Information: www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de
MUNICH
Lectures
A Very Brief History of the Art Museum in the United States
Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, Americans got rich and started collecting art. Soon enough, museums were popping up around New York City, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. Find out more about the history of America's art museums and how they differ from their European counterparts at Munich's Amerikahaus on Friday.
Price: Free
Location: Amerikahaus, Karolinenplatz 3
Times: Friday, December 3, 7pm
Phone: 089 55 25 370
More Information: www.amerikahaus.de
Music/Concerts
Bluegrass Jamboree! Festival of Bluegrass and American Music
"Do you like American music? We like American music." Or so sang the Violent Femmes. They'd love Sunday's jamboree at Amerikahaus. Bands from Nashville and Austin play their fiddles and banjos in the style of their Appalachian brethren.
Price: €29
Location: Amerika Haus, Karolinenplatz 3
Times: Sunday, December 5, 8pm
Phone: 089 55 25 370
Phone: 089 55 25 370
More Information: www.amerikahaus.de
Galleries/Museums
Subjective. The Documentary Film in the 21st Century
Munich's Pinakothek der Moderne acknowledges film's growing role in the art world with this new exhibition held in conjunction with the University of Television and Film Munich. Eighty-eight documentary films made over the last ten years take centre stage.
Price: €10
Location: Pinakothek der Moderne, Barer Strasse 40
Times: Tuesday - Sunday, 10am-6pm; Thursday, 10am-8pm; through February 20, 2011
Phone: 089 23805 360
More Information: www.pinakothek.de
STUTTGART
Events
DEKUMO - Design. Art. Fashion
From porcelain bowls to woolen hats; baby clothes to dirndls, the 110 vendors at this weekend's extraordinary indie shopping event will surely have something for everyone on your list.
Price: €6
Location: Kulturhaus Arena, Ulmer Strasse 241
Times: Friday, December 3, 2-9pm; Saturday, December 4, 11am-9pm; Sunday, December 5, 11am-7pm
More Information: www.nationaltheater-weimar.de
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